China News Service, April 28. According to a Bloomberg report on the 27th, Gazprom officials revealed that four European gas buyers have complied with Russian President Vladimir Putin's request and paid Russia rubles.
In addition, 10 European buyers opened accounts with Gazprom to meet Russian payment requirements.
The next wave of payments is expected to be due in late May after the “cuts” to Poland and Bulgaria, so Gazprom is unlikely to cut off more gas supply before then, the person also reportedly said .
Data map: "Beixi-2" natural gas pipeline project landing facility pipeline.
According to previous reports, Gazprom issued a statement on the 27th, announcing that the supply of natural gas to Bulgaria and Poland will be suspended from that day.
The statement said that as of the 26th, the company has not received the gas payment in rubles from Bulgarian and Polish gas companies for April.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on March 31 to settle natural gas trade in rubles with "unfriendly" countries and regions. The new regulations will take effect on April 1, and Russia has promptly informed the contracting parties of this decision.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said recently that the mechanism for the settlement of natural gas trade in rubles in relevant countries has come into effect, and Gazprom is implementing the presidential decree on "ruble payment" and implementing a new payment mechanism.